Betty’s bargain ebooks for Wednesday, June 10th

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EDITOR’S PICK TODAY’S FEATURED AUTHOR

THRILLER

STRAY ALLYby Troy Lambert

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A strange accident on the freeway, accusations of murder, and an encounter in the Idaho wilderness all propel Todd Clarke into a new friendship with a dog named Sparky. But Sparky is no ordinary dog, and there is more going on than Clarke could have imagined.

With Sparky and the help of his canine friends, will he be able to stop a rogue Colonel’s plans in time? All Clarke knows for sure is none of it would be possible without his Stray Ally.

FANTASY

DARK INDISCRETIONSby Shakuita JohnsonFREE!

*Adult content 18+What happens when your whole family is scarier than any nightmare and you have no desire to be anything like them? Jennifer Johnston experiences first hand why whispers are spoken in the dark about her species being evil when she was just a century old. What should have been another family dinner spent arguing over why she didn’t want to keep the bloodlines “pure” by being married off to her older brother turned into a nightmare.

FANTASY

DRAGON’S RIVALby H.L. Burke

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Dragon Prince Ewan returns to his homeland to attend his brother’s wedding and discover the source of the bounty on his head. Once there Ewan finds that Ryan of Westshire has been using his absence to court the Lady Shannon.

With unknown forces working to undermine his brother’s throne and his own heart torn between his love for Shannon and the desire to see her happy, Ewan must choose once and for all. Is he a dragon or a man?

ROMANCE

HEIR UNTAMEDby Danielle Bourdon$0.99Save $3.00

Photographer Chey Sinclair accepts a rare opportunity to travel abroad and photograph Latvala Royalty. Encountering the Royals for the first time, Chey experiences an instant attraction to Mattias, second in line to the throne. He’s charming, confident—and taken.

During a horseback ride to clear her head, Chey finds herself in a scuffle with Sander Fisk, head of security. Rugged, determined and sharp tongued, Sander is infuriating as well as intriguing.

Faced with a mystery unfolding in the castle, Chey must decide between men: a Prince of Latvala, or an arrogant rogue.

ROMANCE

TAKE ME IF YOU DAREby Nina Crespo$0.99

One decadent dare, one steamy night…

It’s been a year since Jasmine Stewart dumped her cheating ex, so when her best friend dares her to have a one-night stand during a business trip to Miami, Jasmine is all in. But just as she hits her cheesy-come-ons limit, a wickedly hot former soldier comes to her rescue.

MYSTERY

A SUMMER ROMANCEby Tracey SmithFREE!

Maggie had her entire life planned out since the age of twelve, looks like the joke was on her. As all of her carefully laid plans begin to fall apart she jumps at the opportunity to get away and spend a carefree summer down south.

When she arrives at Devereux Manor it all seems too good to be true. The home is beautiful, the town is inviting, and the sexy gardener promises to make this a summer she won’t soon forget.

However the more she learns about the elusive Ms. Devereaux she begins to realize that the conveniently placed ad in front of her dorm room may not have been the happy coincidence that it once seemed. Maggie isn’t the only one who Ms. Devereaux has lured to the plantation, and Ms. Devereaux isn’t the only one with secrets to hide.

MYSTERY

SAVAGE SUMMERby Ruth Bainbridge$0.99

The past year has not been a good one for Curt Savage. Depressed over the death of a loved one, he’s gone into hiding, becoming entirely too comfortable with saying that he’s in the Witness Protection Program. But the urge to find that elusive killer puts his MIA status on hold. With the help of his new buddy Mike, he delves into the murky world of tracking down a killer — and uncovering who poisoned a neighbor’s dog.

SCIENCE FICTION

THE SURVIVORSby V.L. Dreyer$0.99

Ten years ago, a deadly plague ravaged humanity. There were seven billion souls on our planet; now, there’s just a handful. Our extinction event has come and gone, but a few of us did survive. We’re the lucky ones, born with a rare genetic adaptation that gave us immunity to the plague. But the intervening decade had been brutal and unforgiving; so many more of us died.

SCIENCE FICTION

PHANTOM UNIVERSEby Laura KreitzerFREE!

Sold into slavery to pirates at the young age of four, Summer learns to survive the rough seas of subterfuge and thieves through silence. When the boat she’s lived on most of her life is destroyed, Summer finds herself washed up on the shore of a new world, a phantom universe full of the bizarre and extraordinary. She meets Gage, the one boy who understands the girl with no speech. But when their lives are put on the line, will Summer finally call out? Or will all be lost in the fathomless depth of silence?

NEW RELEASE

FANTASY

IRONS IN THE FIREby Antonio Urias

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In the City of Talis humans and faëries live together in uneasy peace. Until an explosion rocks the city and long smoldering tensions threaten to ignite. As the Commandant of Police, Baron Hessing has maintained stability for decades, but with an anarchist bombing the city and rumors of a faërie uprising, he is starting to lose control. The Countess arrives on a mission of vengeance to find a city on the brink of revolution. They are caught in a web of interlocking conspiracies that will change the fate of Talis forever.

Irons in the Fire is the first novel in the Chronicles of Talis.

NEW RELEASE

FANTASY

RICE COOKER REVENGEby S.J. Pajonas

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It sits there on the counter, quiet and contemplative. Who knew rice cookers could be so vengeful?

Ryu must decide whether to stay or leave The Chef’s kitchen, so he turns to an unlikely ally for help.

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Shhh… Listen To The Gods.

The Japanese believe the gods live in all things. Trees, appliances, animals, buildings — they all have a spirit living within them. Maybe, if you listen carefully, you can hear them too.